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Energy prices in Australia are out of control and in an effort to address that problem, Victorian Labor have announced a new policy that would see 650,000 homes in the state get access to solar panels for $0 up front. The new policy will only come into effect if...

The Australian Greens have called for the Senate to urgently investigate the use of ‘loot boxes’ in video games. Even stranger, the Senate has supported this. These loot boxes are nothing new in video games and are certainly not limited to the games like Fortnite, although that’s likely to...

South Australia is one of the most progressive (and controversial) energy markets to study. Jay Weatherill’s South Australia Government has just announced they will provide solar panels and Tesla Powerwall battery storage for 50,000 homes. After the state just installed the world’s largest battery, they’re now after another world record with the...

The Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism, and Investment, Steven Ciobo has visited Hyperloop One at their headquarters in Los Angeles. The trip was reportedly to meet the team behind the project and learn more about hyperloop. This raises the question of why? Why would the Minister travel all that way...

As we approach Summer, South Australia’s big battery from Tesla is done. It’ll be fully operational after some further testing, but the build is complete. Tesla founder Elon Musk turned to Twitter to congratulate the team on beating the 100 day target he set. Achieving the milestone of building...

Elon Musk may have his new boring company that will build an underground transport infrastructure of the future, but the Victorian Premiere Daniel Andrews thinks his boring machine is pretty special too. The new boring machine will be “a drill the size of the Hollywood sign”. The more than...

The Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced today the Australian Government will invest $1.4 million into the MIT-led Solve global challenge, Youth & the Workforce of the Future. InnovationXchange was established to support innovation, identify opportunities, trial and scale up successful approaches. The latest partners include the famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Today Australia’s Prime Minister had a conversation with Tesla founder Elon Musk. The talks involved a possible battery storage option for to assist Australia’s energy issues, particularly in South Australia. Today’s discussion came on the back of an offer from Musk to build 100mWh PowerPack system in less than 100 days,...

Elon Musk says Tesla Energy is ready to help South Australia with their energy issues. After recent blackouts, the state’s agressive plan to switch to renewable energy has come under pressure. While the issue has been heavily politicised, today things took a turn for the better. Mike Cannon-Brookes is...

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